Robert Joy
Born 1951 · Canadian actor
Robert Joy is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as medical examiner Sid Hammerback on the police procedural series CSI: NY, and his appearances in the films Atlantic City (1980), Ragtime (1981), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), WaterWorld (1995), Land of the Dead (2005), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007). He is a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor; for Atlantic City and Whole New Thing.
Robert Joy, in order
- 1980 Atlantic City: acted · directed by Louis Malle
- 1981 Ragtime: acted · directed by Miloš Forman · critics 85%, audiences 77%
- 1981 Ticket to Heaven: acted · directed by Ralph L. Thomas
- 1983 Amityville 3-D: acted · directed by Richard Fleischer
- 1985 Desperately Seeking Susan: acted · directed by Susan Seidelman
- 1985 Joshua Then and Now: acted · directed by Ted Kotcheff
- 1985 Terminal Choice: acted · directed by Sheldon Larry
- 1986 Sword of Gideon (TV movie): acted · directed by Michael Anderson · audiences 75% · streaming on Prime Video, YouTube (free), Prime Video (free)
- 1986 The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood: acted · directed by Andy Jones and Mike Jones
- 1987 Big Shots: acted · directed by Robert Mandel
- 1987 Radio Days: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 92%, audiences 84% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
- 1989 Longtime Companion: acted · directed by Norman René
- 1989 Millennium: acted · directed by Michael Anderson · critics 20%, audiences 32%
- 1989 She's Back: acted · directed by Tim Kincaid
- 1991 Shadows and Fog: acted · directed by Woody Allen · critics 54%, audiences 55% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
- 1993 Dieppe (TV series): acted · directed by John N. Smith
- 1993 The Dark Half: acted · directed by George A. Romero
- 1994 Death Wish V: The Face of Death: acted · directed by Allan A. Goldstein
- 1994 I'll Do Anything: acted · directed by James L. Brooks
- 1995 Law & Order (TV series): acted · audiences 84% · streaming on Hulu, Peacock, Netflix
- 1995 Waterworld: acted · directed by Kevin Reynolds · critics 61%, audiences 44% · streaming on YouTube (free), Starz
- 1996 Harriet the Spy: acted · directed by Bronwen Hughes
- 1998 Fallen: acted · directed by Gregory Hoblit · critics 43%, audiences 72% · streaming on Apple TV
- 1999 Resurrection: acted · directed by Russell Mulcahy · critics 17%, audiences 54% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Fandango at Home (free)
- 1999 The Divine Ryans: acted · directed by Stephen Reynolds
- 2000 Cheaters (TV movie): acted · directed by John Stockwell
- 2000 Nuremberg (TV movie): acted · directed by Yves Simoneau
- 2001 Joe Somebody: acted · directed by John Pasquin · critics 20%, audiences 28%
- 2001 Just Ask My Children (TV movie): acted · directed by Arvin Brown
- 2001 Perfume: acted · directed by Michael Rymer
- 2001 Sweet November: acted · directed by Pat O'Connor
- 2001 The Shipping News: acted · directed by Lasse Hallström
- 2002 Between Strangers: acted · directed by Edoardo Ponti
- 2004 CSI: NY (TV series): acted
- 2004 Helter Skelter (TV movie): acted · directed by John Gray
- 2005 E-Ring (TV series): acted
- 2005 Land of the Dead: acted · directed by George A. Romero
- 2005 Pretty Persuasion: acted · directed by Marcos Siega · critics 32%, audiences 62% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
- 2005 The Lazarus Child: acted · directed by Graham Theakston
- 2005 Whole New Thing: acted · directed by Amnon Buchbinder
- 2006 It's a Boy Girl Thing: acted · directed by Nick Hurran
- 2006 The Hills Have Eyes: acted · directed by Alexandre Aja
- 2007 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem: acted · directed by Colin Strause and Greg Strause
- 2008 Down to the Dirt: acted · directed by Justin Simms
- 2008 Superhero Movie: acted · directed by Craig Mazin · critics 17%, audiences 33% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Fandango at Home (free)
- 2009 The Good Wife (TV series): acted · critics 93%, audiences 91% · streaming on Paramount+, Roku Channel
- 2014 Masters of Sex (TV series): acted
- 2018 Crown and Anchor: acted · directed by Andrew Rowe
- 2019 The Goldfinch: acted · directed by John Crowley · critics 24%, audiences 72%
- 2022 From (TV series): acted
- 2025 The Institute (TV series): acted · directed by Brad Turner and Jack Bender